SECTION 1. Section 19 of chapter 32B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
(k) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, an eligible municipal employee who subscribes to the commission’s health insurance coverage within the first 10 days of the employee’s first day of employment shall receive such coverage effective as of: (1) their first day of employment; or (2) the date on which the employee subscribes to the coverage, whichever is later. The commission shall promulgate regulations to enforce this subsection.
SECTION 2. The group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement subsection (k) of section 19 of chapter 32B, as inserted by section 1 of this act, not later than 3 months after the effective date of this act.
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